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I went a little overboard in the tomato-planting department this year, and I have a feeling I’ll be eating a LOT of tomatoes. I’m not complaining, since I look forward to these tasty tomatoes all winter, when all you can get are those hard tasteless ones.
I have several Jet Star tomatoes in big pots that are absolutely loaded with big green tomatoes (and yes, I’ve already picked some and had fried green tomatoes).

Last Saturday in LaGrange at Walsh Park, the 11-12 year old Marion County All-Stars played Valley Sports in the opening round game of the 2011 Kentucky State Softball Tournament. Valley Sports entered the game as the district two runner-up.
The game started slow, but Marion County stepped on the gas in the third and fourth innings to put the game away.

The Kentucky Junior Golf Foundation (KJGF) made a stop at Rosewood Golf Club Tuesday of last week. The KJGF is an organization that encourages members to raise money to “drive out child abuse” by partnering with Sunrise Children’s Services.
Overall, there were 14 divisions of golfers, ranging from 10 and under to college students. Two local golfers competed in the event. Amy Brown and Olivia Carrico, both set to graduate from Marion County High School in 2012, participated in the 16-18-year-old girls division.

For her internship in sports and recreation, St. Catharine College student Jennifer Craig is required to plan and coordinate an event that falls within that discipline. To that end, Craig has delved into a quite ambitious project called the Lanham’s Health & Fitness “Back 2 School” Fitness Challenge.
The event, to take place in Bardstown Aug. 6, will include a two-mile walk, a 10K run and a mini-triathlon.The triathlon will include a 300-meter swim, a 12-mile bike ride and a 5K run.

As reported last week, the Marion County 11 year old All-Star team dominated in district tournament play and will make a state appearance starting July 16th at Graham Memorial Park. However, the 9-10 and 11-12 year old All-Star teams lost early in the district tournament, and did not advance to state. Here are the results from the July 4 games in which the two teams competed and lost to Campbellsville.